Prototype Capital (formerly Remote First Capital) is a solo-GP venture capital fund led by Andreas Klinger, investing in European frontier-tech startups focused on robotics, automation, and manufacturing. Originally founded in 2019 as Remote First Capital with a focus on remote-work infrastructure, it rebranded in 2024 to reflect a broader frontier-tech thesis.
30% of their portfolio is in Robotics & Automation. Deal activity increased 50% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (60% of deals).
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
AC
Aric Chang
Managing Partner
AK
Andreas Klinger
Investor
NM
Nandeet Mehta
Venture Capitalist
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tangible | Seed | $4.3M | Feb 2026 |
 Allonic | Pre-Seed | — | Feb 2026 |
 ROllo Robotics | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
 Belfort | Seed | — | Sep 2025 |
 Sunrise Robotics | Seed | — | Jun 2025 |
 sensmore | Seed | — | May 2025 |
 Hyperdrives | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 NILO | Seed | — | May 2021 |
 Insurdata | Seed | $3M | Jan 2017 |
 AUAR | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
SDAC Ventures2 shared
Day One Ventures1 shared
Visionaries1 shared
OpenAI Startup Fund1 shared
Mosaic Ventures1 shared
SC Ventures1 shared
Seedcamp1 shared
Plural Platform1 shared
Tapestry VC1 shared
Entrepreneurs First1 shared
Sequoia Capital1 shared
Point Nine Capital1 shared
Anagram1 shared
Inovia Capital1 shared
Vsquared Ventures1 shared
GV1 shared
Syndicate One1 shared
Pale Blue Dot1 shared
Aperture Venture Partners1 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026